4Blend – HDR goodness by Nokia’s Imaging SDK

4Blend is really a new Home windows Phone 8 photography application made to create HDR (High Dynamic Range) images. The application uses Nokia’s Imaging SDK along with a multi-layer HDR formula to construct the HDR images. The fundamental HDR effect may be used to improve low-light photos and a number of effects filters may be used to give a little creativeness for your HDR images.

Together with the fundamental HDR filter, 4Blend includes a pleasant assortment of 16 effects filters which includes color boost, cartoon, sketch, lomo, sepia and much more.

4Blend Viewfinder

Manual controls include activating/from the voice instructions, setting the gamma levels, manual focus, and setting the ISO, shutter speed and exposure compensation for each one of the three images accustomed to construct your HDR image.

The application will require three images of the identical scene at various exposure levels then mix them into one image which should possess a greater dynamic range. A stable hands is needed and that will help you minimize camera movement triggered by pressing the shutter button, 4Blend includes a voice command setting which will initiate the photo sequence.

4Blend HDR Sample

The elements isn’t being too cooperative right now to let’s take 4Blend out for any proper try out however in just trying out the Home windows Phone 8 application throughout the house, it can make a pleasant first impression. When the clouds re-locate and also the rain clears up, we’ll take 4Blend out and obtain an evaluation on the website.

4Blend is really a free application that’s readily available for Home windows Phone 8 (including 512MB products like the Lumia 520). You are able to get your copy of 4Blend within the Home windows Phone Store.